Elk City State Park

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Elk City State Park is a state park in Montgomery County, Kansas, United States, located west of Independence.

The 857 acres (3.5 km²) park is settled adjacent to the, 4,500- acre, Elk City Reservoir and the, 12,000-acre (49 km²), Elk City Wildlife Area. The Reservoir offers good/excellent fishing opportunities for channel catfish, white bass, crappie, flathead catfish, largemouth bass and saugeye. The Wildlife Area offers a chance to view white-tailed deer, wild turkey, bobwhite quail, cottontail, gray squirrel, prairie chicken, beaver, raccoon, bobcat, coyote, gray fox, opossum, mink and muskrat.

A nationally recognized trails system invites visitors to take in a rich variety of flora and fauna. The Green Thumb Nature Trail is a one-mile loop which rewards hikers with a panoramic vista of the lake. Table Mound Hiking Trail and Post Oak Nature Trail are also park attractions. The Elk River Hiking Trail is a scenic 15 miles (24 km) route that begins at the west edge of the dam and ends near the U.S. Route 160 bridge on the Elk River.

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Elk City State Park
4825 Squaw Creek Road
Independence, KS 67301
(620) 331-6295 (Park Office)
(620) 331-6820 (Wildlife Office)
(785) 273-6740 (Regional Office)
Department of Wildlife & Parks